Ukraine: Pervomayskugol buys conveyer belts

The state enterprise Pervomayskugol has ordered Erlite LLC the delivery of rubber conveyer belts valued at 78.94 million UAH. In particular, the enterprise has ordered 25450 meters of belt produced by Kursk Factory of Technical Fabrics (Russia). In late December 2016 Erlite supplied conveyer belts to Selidovugol at prices 23-26% lower. The goods have to…

Kazakhstan: state subsidy to be withdrawn from Arcelor Mittal

The budget funds earlier provided to Arcelor Mittal may be withdrawn, Vice-Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Bekeshev said during the enlarged meeting of the Committee for Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. The topic of the discussion was the bill on “Ratification of the agreement of voluntary reconciliation between the…

Russia: Uralcable output up in 2017

In 2017 Uralcable produced 102 thousand km of car cable. In 2016 the output was 73 thousand km. The growth of output has to do with the improvement of technological effectiveness and the automatization of manufacturing processes. “This year we intend to increase output first and foremost due to the replacement of machinery. In H2…

Russia: Rusal net profit up in 2017

The net profit of Rusal in 2017 increased by 3.6% YoY, to $1.222 billion. According to the company statement, EBITDA grew by 42.4%, to $2.12 billion, while revenue increased by 24.9%, to $7.224 billion. The company net debt as of December 31, 2017 was $7.649 billion, down by 9.2%. Rusal accounts for around 7% of…